Folding cot or bed.



Patented Sept. 1:, I900.

No. 657,90l.

J. S. DYETT.

FOLDING GUT 0B BED.

(Application filed Apr. 6, 1900.)

(No Model.)

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UNTTED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES S. DYETT, OF ROME, NEW YORK, ASSIGN OR TO THE HARD MANU- FACTURINGCOMPANY, OF BUFFALO, NEW YORK.

FOLDING COT OR BED.

SPECIFICATION foiining part Of Letters Patent No. 657,901, dated Setember 11, 1900.

Application filed April 6, 1900. Serial No. 111876. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, JAMES S. DYETT, a citizen of the United States,residing at Rome, in the county of Oneida and State of New York, haveinvented a new and useful Folding Cot or Bed, of which the following isa specification.

My invention relates to improvements in cots having folding ends; andthe objects of my improvement are, first, to provide a connectionbetween the ends and body of the cot such that the ends can be closed orfolded up within the cot, leaving no projections to be broken inshipment; second, to secure a firm and stable connection between theends and body of the cot when in use; third, to secure ease and rapidityin folding, and, fourth, to minimize the space occupied by the cot whennot in use. I attain these objects by the mechanism illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a side view of myimprovedcot. Fig. 2 is a bottom view as it appears when opened. Fig. 3 is abottom view as it appears when closed. Fig. 4 is a plan View of thecorner-lock, and Fig. 4: is an elevation of the same. Fig. 5 is a planview of a modification of the corner-lock, and Fig. 5 is an elevation ofthe same. Fig. 6 is a detailed view of one of the corners. Fig. 7 isacross-section along the line X X, Figs. 1 and 2, of the side piece A,showing a suitable form where the cot is constructed of iron or othermetal. Fig. 8 is a modification of this last-mentioned crosssectionsuitable where the cot is constructed of wood.

Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

A A are the side pieces of the cot.

B B are the corner-posts, rigidly coupled together at each end.

E E are diagonal braces connected with the posts B B and the side piecesA A by means of pivots G G and H H, upon which pivots as centers thesaid braces swing.

The corner-lock is attached to the inner side of the side piece A by thepivot N, upon which pivot it turns. The lug F by engaging the side pieceA limits the angular distance through which the lock is free to turnabout the pivot N. The corner-lock clasps the end post B, which slidesback and forth within its containing portions. Each side piece A has agroove or recess K running longitudinally along its inner side.

The mode of operating this cot is as follows: When the same is in use,the various parts are substantially in the position shown in Figs. 1 and2. To close or fold the cot, the end piece is pushed downward, so thatthe post B slides within the containing portions of the cornerlock. Thelook as a whole turns about the pivot N, so that the lug F travels alongan are shown by the dotted line Y. The brace E swings about the pivot Has a center, so that the pivot G describes an are shown by the dottedline Z. The end piece is thus made to assume a position underneath thebody of the cot, with the posts B B resting in the grooves or recesses KK, as shown in Fig. 3.

As is obvious, my invention can be adapted to the employment ofcorner-posts having any convenient form of cross-section.

What Iclaim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A folding cot or bed comprising cornerposts and side pieces,corner-locks clasping the corner-posts, pivots connecting the locks withthe side pieces, lugs projecting from the corner-locks and engaging theside pieces, braces between the corner posts and side pieces, pivotsconnecting the braces with the corner-posts and side pieces, and groovesor recesses running along the lower inner sides of the side pieces,substantially as described.

2. A folding cot or bed comprising cornerposts and side pieces,corner-locks clasping the corner-posts, pivots connecting the looks withthe side pieces, lugs projecting from the corner-locks and engaging the.side pieces, braces between the corner posts and side pieces, and pivotsconnecting the braces with the cornerposts and side pieces,substantially as described.

JAMES S. DYETT.

Witnesses:

JNo. S. BAKER, GEO. J. WAGNER.

